Bret Mulligan

F1-2 variable. Practiced man overboard figure 8 under sail and power. Wing and wing. Air brake using main. Slow and go. Mooring pickup under sail. Moored for lunch. Light airs after so returned to dock.

CT. F2-4 variable N to E. Nice day despite abundance of traffic early. Current kept us near Petty Islands which complicated MOB training. Better to move S before starting. In future have helmsman do traffic check and( have outgoing helm give report. ). Wind off dock on return. Executed nice powered approach at speed to spot before rafter boats.

F1-3. Roughly as forecast but with much more easting. Pleasant sail around slack. Went south on end of ebb but wind failed 3 cables n of Walt Whitman. Beat and reached back north of Ben Franklin with wind building to F3.

5-5-3. Light airs though fuller than forecast, backing unexpectedly S to E. F1-3 by end, patchy. Sailing on CT (woof), boat was slow all day and we could not figure out why, esp downwind (suggesting foul bottom). 3 races D1 D2 D1. Had good starts by lingering up current of line and then powering up to desired point though fouled at start of R2 (P crossing is on S) and really only hit line in R3. Very good mark rounding. More or less sailed a perfect race for 3rd on R3. Boat performed markedly better as wind increased.

Raining day with F1-2 winds. Just enough to complete the class elements. Had trouble talking because person on bow had bow line too tight should’ve made that clear and then backed straight back on cleated bow line to bring stern into dock rather than trying to pivot motor and use wash to push stern in.